Chapter 302 Program Recording, Qingyinfang Debuts

Zhou Yan originally thought that this news was just a simple report on the box office of "The Sixth Sense", but what he didn't expect was that there would be more later.

Although Zhou Yan couldn't understand what the news was talking about, he heard his own name several times in a row.

He asked Shizuka Kudo, "What is being reported on TV now?"

Kudo Shizuka shook her head with a strange look on her face, "Nothing, I just want to praise you for not only being an excellent musician, but also a good director."

"Really?" Seeing Kudo Shizuka's face, Zhou Yan expressed doubts.

"Of course, otherwise what else can we report?"

Zhou Yan curled his lips and didn't ask again, but not long after, he suddenly heard Kudo Shizuka's singing "First Dream" coming from the TV.

I only sang a few lines, and then I heard "Little Hand Holding Big Hand" again.

Obviously, what is being reported now has something to do with Kudo Shizuka.

Shizuka Kudo said helplessly, "Okay, I admit it, the scandal between us is being reported right now."

Zhou Yan smiled, no wonder Shizuka had a weird expression just now, it turned out to be because of this.

He didn't expect that when he went out to have a meal, he would see scandal reports about the two of them.

This report was quite long, and by the time it was over, both of them had almost finished their meal.

After coming out of the izakaya, the two of them walked hand in hand on the street without any fixed destination.

When he was about to go back, Kudo Shizuka suddenly asked, "Do you have time to come out the day after tomorrow?"

Zhou Yan looked at her, thought for a while, and said, "I have something very important to do the day after tomorrow. What's wrong?"

Kudo Shizuka pursed her lips, shook her head and said, "It's nothing."

Then she made no sound and just walked forward silently.

Zhou Yan looked at her pitiful look and suddenly laughed: "Why don't you ask me what important things happen the day after tomorrow?"

Kudo Shizuka shook her head, "It's okay, just do whatever you have to do."

Zhou Yan reached out and touched her head, "Silly girl, the most important thing I said is to celebrate your birthday with you."

Hearing this, Shizuka Kudo suddenly raised her head, "Do you remember?"

"certainly."

A smile appeared on Kudo Shizuka's face, and then she complained, "You just deliberately teased me."

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "If I didn't remember, wouldn't you have told me about the birthday?"

"Actually, I don't usually celebrate birthdays."

Zhou Yan smiled and shook his head. Sure enough, women always tell the truth. When he pretended not to know just now, Kudo Shizuka was so aggrieved that she almost cried.

In fact, Zhou Yan himself really doesn't celebrate his birthday, but his birthday is always remembered by others. When he celebrated his birthday last month, Wang Zuxian and Kudo Shizuka also called him. In the end, it was Chen Hong who celebrated his birthday with him.

Rather than saying that Chen Hong spent his birthday with him, it would be better that he spent a long time shopping with Chen Hong on his birthday, and in the end it was Chen Hong who came home with a full load.

The two wandered outside for a while and then went back.

…

When Zhou Yan woke up the next morning, he glanced at Kudo Shizuka, who was curled up in his arms like a kitten, and couldn't help but kiss her hair.

Kudo Shizuka seems to have been using the same shampoo, and the smell of her body has not changed.

After shopping last night, Zhou Yan did not go back to the hotel where they stayed, but went back to her own residence with Kudo Shizuka.

A breakup is better than a wedding. The battle last night was fierce and Zhou Yan was very exhausted.

Kudo Shizuka felt Zhou Yan's movement and asked drowsily, "What time is it?"

Zhou Yan looked at the alarm clock beside the bed and said, "It's only a little after seven o'clock."

"Oh, I'll sleep a little longer."

Kudo Shizuka wanted to go to sleep herself and didn't let Zhou Yan get up. She buried her head in Zhou Yan's arms and hugged Zhou Yan tightly with both arms.

More than half an hour later, Kudo Shizuka woke up again. She sat up and stretched, "I slept so soundly last night."

Zhou Yan looked at her with a smile, "Are you satisfied with my service last night?"

She pouted and said, "I'm barely satisfied. I'll give you an eight. You have to keep working hard."

"Only eight points?"

Zhou Yan turned over and pressed her on the bed.

"What are you going to do?"

Zhou Yan said with a smile, "Of course I have to work hard to make up for those two points and improve customer satisfaction. This is my service purpose."

"I do not want it."

Shizuka Kudo immediately got out from under Zhou Yan's arm, got out of bed and ran into the bathroom.

Zhou Yan smiled and turned over to sit up. He also wanted to hang out with Kudo Shizuka for a while, but he had something to do this morning. There was a show on Qingyinfang and he had to go and watch it.

After all, this was Qingyinfang's first time on the show, so Zhou Yan was quite concerned.

…

After breakfast, Zhou Yan returned to the hotel where they stayed, and then took everyone from Qingyinfang to TV Asahi.

In fact, Zhou Yan doesn't need to worry about being on the show. There are staff to take care of him throughout the process.

Because Zhou Yan's development in Neon is very good, Tomson has an office in Neon. It is not large in scale, with only three or four people working there.

This time when Qingyinfang and Zhou Yan came over, Zhang Youan sent a staff member to accompany them throughout the whole process. This staff member was proficient in Chinese and neon language, and was familiar with various TV stations. He could solve some basic problems.

This time I went to a TV station and they didn’t even bother with translation.

TV Asahi attaches great importance to Zhou Yan's arrival, and vice president Takagi Oo and Nomura Hide came to welcome him.

Nomura Hide and Zhou Yan are old friends. The earliest report about Zhou Yan in Japan was made by Nomura Hide. The videotapes that Asahi TV cooperated with Tomson can still sell more than 10,000 copies every year.

After a brief chat, Vice President Gao Muxiong said goodbye, leaving Nomura Hide to accompany Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan asked: "How is the program preparation going?"

Nomura Hide smiled and said, "Don't worry, everything is ready, there will be no accidents. Although Qingyinfang only performs two songs, the theme is still very prominent, and it is guaranteed to give them enough exposure."

"Of course I am assured of Mr. Nomura's work."

"Thank you for your trust. Oh, by the way, there is one more thing I want to tell you. Kudo Shizuka will also come to the scene to watch the program recording today."

"Oh, really?" Zhou Yan made a surprised expression.

"Don't you know? I thought she would tell you that you two have a pretty good relationship."

"Yeah, they are very good friends, but I didn't hear her mention coming."

"I called today at the last minute, should there be any problem with you?"

"Of course, as long as you have no problem."

"Of course we have no problem, we are looking forward to having big stars come to visit the recording, so your seats..."

"It doesn't matter, just arrange them together."

Nomura Hide smiled and nodded, "Okay."

After that, Nomura Hide went to prepare for the recording of the program.

Zhou Yan explained a few words to Wei Yuru and the others, and then went to the studio where the program was recorded.

As soon as he appeared in the studio, the scene became restless, and many viewers recognized him.

"Zhou Yan!"

Before the recording of the program, the Qingyinfang band was promoted, and the focus of their promotion was naturally inseparable from Zhou Yan, so many viewers who came to participate in the recording of the program actually knew that he might come in advance.

However, seeing Zhou Yan on the scene, the audience was still very surprised.

Facing the enthusiasm of the audience, Zhou Yan raised his hand and said hello, then went to his seat under the guidance of the staff and sat down.

After a while, Kudo Shizuka also came in.

The agitation caused by Zhou Yan just now had not completely dissipated, and the appearance of Kudo Shizuka at this time made the scene lively again.

In the past year or so, Kudo Shizuka's popularity in Japan has been unparalleled, and now she will cause a sensation wherever she goes in Japan.

The key is that Zhou Yan and Kudo Shizuka have also been rumored to have an affair. Seeing the two of them appear at the same time at the recording site of the program, the audience was naturally very excited.

Kudo Shizuka's seat was next to Zhou Yan. She waved to the audience first, then walked in front of Zhou Yan, bent down and held Zhou Yan's hand, "Teacher Zhou Yan is here too."

Seeing her pretending, Zhou Yan felt funny. This girl is acting.

Zhou Yan also cooperated with her performance and nodded, "Long time no see, Miss Kudo, I didn't expect you to come too."

"Yes, long time no see."

She emphasized the word "long time".

After a long "greeting", the two sat down.

...

Before the recording of the program, there was a long period of preparation.

The main guest of "Music House" today is Izumi Sakai, who is very popular recently. The girl is also very polite. After entering the studio, she came over to greet Zhou Yan and Shizuka Kudo.

Although Izumi Sakai is a few years older than Shizuka Kudo, Shizuka Kudo debuted earlier than her and is considered her predecessor.

The two had an intersection a few years ago, also on "Music House".

Izumi Sakai gave Zhou Yan the feeling that she was very shy and not particularly good at chatting. It seemed that it was not easy for her to take the initiative to come over and say hello.

After a few simple chats, Izumi Sakai went to prepare for the recording of the program.

The recording of the variety show was much more troublesome than Zhou Yan expected.

Before the official recording, many things had to be rehearsed.

The whole scene was busy and everyone was in a hurry.

By the time the official recording started, two hours had passed.

But when it came to the official recording, it was not possible to record it in one go. Just the entrance of Izumi Sakai was recorded three times. Every time the recording was recorded, the audience had to coordinate and applaud.

After entering the stage, Izumi Sakai sang the song "Forever You" that was very popular last year. This song came from the album of the same name released last year.

This album performed very well, with sales of more than two million. It ranked fourth on the Oricon chart last year, while the first place was "The First Dream" by Shizuka Kudo.

Shizuka Kudo and Izumi Sakai are two completely different types of singers. Izumi Sakai's media popularity is not particularly high, but she is a singer-songwriter, her fans are very sticky, and her works are highly recognized.

The previous Shizuka Kudo was more like an idol singer, with high media popularity, but the recognition of her works was lower.

However, after the release of the album "The First Dream", the situation has changed dramatically. The recognition of Kudo Shizuka's works has now reached several levels higher than before.

When reporting on the album "The First Dream", many media said that Kudo Shizuka made a comeback with this new album, rejuvenated her career, and gradually got rid of the label of an idol singer.

After Izumi Sakai finished singing, Nomura Shu led the host group to chat with Izumi Sakai.

The main topics of the conversation were two-fold. On the one hand, it was her single "my friend" released in January. This song has been very popular recently and has become the ending song of "Slam Dunk". The single has sold more than one million copies.

On the other hand, it was her first concept collection "ZARD BLEND-SUN&STONE" which will be released in ten days. This is also the purpose of Izumi Sakai's participation in the program.

The new album is about to be released, so of course she has to go on the show to promote it.

When the program was halfway through recording, Nomura Shu brought the topic to traditional music.

"Does Sakai usually listen to some traditional pure music?"

"Of course, I pay attention to some classical and new age music."

After chatting for a few more sentences, Nomura Shu invited Qingyinfang out.

Qingyinfang had appeared before during the preparations before the recording, but when they appeared again, they still caused the audience to exclaim.

It must be said that the Qingyinfang female musicians who came out together were indeed very eye-catching.

The first thing that caught my eye was their clothes. This time they were wearing a set of new Chinese style with the theme of blue and white porcelain.

Although the nine sets of clothes were all based on the theme of blue and white porcelain, they were not exactly the same. Each set of clothes had its own characteristics. After all, the height, body shape and temperament of each female musician were different. If they only used one design, it would indeed look a bit rigid.

Zhou Yan discovered that Japanese people particularly like this kind of elements. It seems that as long as it has something to do with ancient China, they will be very interested.

When Chinese folk instruments and blue and white porcelain are combined, they are even more crazy.

The real charm of Qingyinfang is not in its static appearance, but in the temperament it exudes when playing.

When Qingyinfang began to play the first song "Missing through Time and Space", the sound of the pipa shocked the audience.

Even Izumi Sakai on the stage opened her mouth wide, full of surprise.

Seeing the audience's reaction, Zhou Yan smiled with satisfaction. These female musicians were not found casually. Each of them is a master who can solo.

When these people get together, the quality of their performance is naturally beyond words.

The song "Yearning Across Time and Space" is very well-known in Japan, and most people at the scene have heard it, but the version of Qingyinfang still gave them a great surprise.

Before this, they never thought that playing with Chinese folk instruments would have a different mood.

Especially the pipa, which is so suitable for this song that it even makes people feel that Zhou Yan's previous bamboo flute performance is slightly inferior.

After the performance of the song, there was warm applause at the scene.

The staff at the scene brought benches to let everyone from Qingyinfang join in the chat.

Nomura Hide first welcomed the arrival of everyone from Qingyinfang, and then asked them to introduce themselves one by one.

When they finished their self-introductions, Nomura Hide suddenly looked in the direction of Zhou Yan below the stage, "Everyone is familiar with the song "Yearning Across Time and Space", and the author of this song, Mr. Zhou Yan, is also here today."

At this time, a camera lens was pointed in the direction of Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan looked at the camera with a red light on and was stunned for a moment. Nomura Hide didn't tell him about this link before.

However, at this point, Zhou Yan could only force a smile and wave to the camera.

Fortunately, Nomura Hide didn't cue Zhou Yan again, but just welcomed Zhou Yan, and then turned his attention to Sakai Izumi and Qingyinfang, and the program continued as planned. (End of this chapter)